# NTSB MKC78FER84: Piper PA-38, N6291A, Eden Prairie, MN, August 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3813   78/8/5    EDEN PRAIRIE,MN     PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N6291A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/REFUELING TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6291A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6291A-1998-09-10), registration cancelled 1998-09-10, S/N 3878A0368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780805038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805038939A), Aug 5, 1978: Piper PA38112, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Collided w/refueling truck.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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